RN Nurse Educator & Staff Development Lead

Genesis; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 83,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance (company-paid)

401K

Paid Time Off

Telehealth / 24/7 virtual care

On-Demand Pay

Tuition discounts

Travel discounts

Wireless service discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Foundation support

Job summary

Genesis is seeking a Nurse Educator to orient and educate nursing staff in the nursing center, ensuring safe, effective care per federal, state, and facility guidelines. You will report to the Director of Nursing and develop education programs aligned with staff needs while supervising orientation and competency evaluations.

The role emphasizes gerontology awareness, adult learning principles, and ongoing staff development across the facility, with benefits and long-term career growth

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with current RN license.
• Minimum three years full-time or equivalent clinical experience preferred.
• Two years of clinical experience in long-term care nursing with one year as an educator preferred.
• Excellence in clinical nursing skills required.
• Experience in Gerontology preferred.
• Training and/or experience in adult learning preferred.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Director of Nursing.
• Develop education programs in response to staff needs and teach staff current accepted patient care and nursing center practices.
• Supervise and monitor new nursing employees throughout their individualized orientation period.
• Perform annual competency testing and evaluation and clinically appraise nursing staff performance to identify areas for education.
• Provide oversight to Employee Health Program to include administering and tracking of tuberculosis and hepatitis vaccine and tracking of influenza immunizations for all employees.

Job description

Genesis is seeking a Nurse Educator to orient and educate nursing staff in the nursing center, ensuring safe, effective care per federal, state, and facility guidelines. You will report to the Director of Nursing and develop education programs aligned with staff needs while supervising orientation and competency evaluations.

The role emphasizes gerontology awareness, adult learning principles, and ongoing staff development across the facility, with benefits and long-term career growth